Looking for a waterproof tablet

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I owned a Sony Xperia Tablet Z (first generation). I was very satisfied with it, one specific feature was its IP55-/IP57 certification so it was mostly waterproof. Unlucky me I broke it. So I tried replacing it - but Sony seems to have stopped selling tablets years ago

So I'm looking for a 10" tablet that is waterproof and running android (I used it mainly as kindle and some newspaper apps). But I can't find one... phones seem to be waterproof nowadays almost by default - but tablets are not? At least most don't state anything.

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You'll be surprised on how much of todays non ip certified or non waterproof phones are actually can be dunked into water and still operates.

Especially phones with non replaceable batteries, the body is essentially glued shut, leaving only small openings like speakers, usb and headphone jack.

So basically some plugs will make it water resistant, so a small splash won't damage the phone.

Water resistant not water proof that is.﻿

I agree that your tip can help damage from splashes, but how about full submersion? What if that small splash comes in contact with the water damage indicator and voids the warranty? You mentioned phones, but not tablets. The method you are recommending has never been widely recommended by anyone, therefore has no guarantee it will work like actual water-resistance.

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finding phones that would survive a bathtub drop is sort of easy. But phones are too tiny. Which is a weird statement as I read it now

Anyway. The rugged series from Samsung or any outdoor / bulletproof tablet isn't really for me. They are ugly. And heavy. And ugly. Same with the waterproof cases. They work but I'm not a fan of cases.

So I'll try finding some crazy people watering tablets that are not build for it. But I'm not entirely comfortable with this approach

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I owned a Sony Xperia Tablet Z (first generation). I was very satisfied with it, one specific feature was its IP55-/IP57 certification so it was mostly waterproof. Unlucky me I broke it. So I tried replacing it - but Sony seems to have stopped selling tablets years ago

So I'm looking for a 10" tablet that is waterproof and running android (I used it mainly as kindle and some newspaper apps). But I can't find one... phones seem to be waterproof nowadays almost by default - but tablets are not? At least most don't state anything.